Parenting Teens - August 23, 2012

Day 7 - Home - A Place to Learn Good Values

The home is a place where teenagers learn good values.

•Teenagers learn more from what they see than from what we tell them to do •Learning to be honest, generous and hospitable; learning to handle anger, to resolve conflict, to apologize and to forgive •“like father like son” and “like mother, like daughter” our teenagers will learn more from us than from anyone else, if we’re there for them


Question:
What values would you like to pass on to your teenager?

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  • normal toddler behavior between twenty months and four years old
  • you are not a bad parent
  • remember HALT
  • think ahead – distractions, choices, routines

When faced with full-blown tantrum

  • assume impassive face and body language
  • if in public, stay close or hold with firm hug till anger subsides
  • once over don’t show too much relief

For you, what will be hardest about reacting to a tantrum in this way?  Why?

 

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